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The new NASCAR system gives preference to drivers with wins. For the past few years, the Chase included at least 12 drivers — the top 10 in points and two wild cards based on victories. Now the Chase field will have 16 drivers — the regular-season champion plus 15 winners with ties broken by number of wins and then points. But there typically aren't 15 different winners in the first 26 races, so winless drivers who are tops in points will fill out the field....

While the ball and socket of the hip replacement are very tightly fit together, they are not actually connected—and if enough force is applied, they can become separated. A dislocation occurs when the femoral head (the “ball”) is separated from the socket. The risk of complications of hip replacement surgery, including dislocation, has come down over the past decade with preventive strategies. Nevertheless, when it occurs, hip dislocation may require a second procedure, called a revision hip replacement....

Avoiding contact with anyone who has chickenpox can reduce the risk of transmission. But, ultimately, the best way to protect yourself against chickenpox is by getting the chickenpox vaccine. Vaccination Since the varicella-zoster vaccine was first introduced in 1995, the risk of getting chickenpox has been dramatically reduced. Today, there are two different vaccines used to immunize against chickenpox: Varivax (varicella virus vaccine live): a single vaccine ProQuad (MMRV): a combination vaccine that is also used to prevent measles, mumps, and rubella...

Intravenous (IV) drug use, or injecting drugs in any way, is the leading single cause of the spread of HCV. To protect yourself, avoiding the use of ​used needles is the single best way to stop the spread of HCV. Medical Use If you use needles for medical care, always use sterile equipment and do not share needles for any reason. Acupuncture, fillers, cosmetic injections and other therapeutic procedures can also be sources of HCV transmission....

This Wednesday, round 13 of the Super League (MSL) will be played, with all six matches taking place on the same evening. It will be the final league round to take place before the competition takes a one-month Ramadan fasting month and Aidilfitri celebration break. Selangor will host Pahang at the Selayang Municipal Stadium, a reverse of their April 15 fixture at the Darulmakmur Stadium, which ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw....

Prickly heat is also called heat rash and miliaria. Hot weather and high humidity are common triggers of prickly heat rash. This article will cover the symptoms of prickly heat, treatments, complications, and more. Causes of Prickly Heat When you sweat more than usual, your sweat ducts can become blocked, which leaves the sweat trapped deep underneath the skin’s surface. Sweat can also leak out to the top layer of skin, called the epidermis, and become trapped there too....

All these myriad groups want their own ethnically defined nations, for self-protection as well as pride. All have vivid memories of oppression and glorious martyrdom. All have even greater reason to believe now, after a decade of violence, that safety lies only with their own kind–and in numbers. The reductio ad absurdum of all this is the historic struggle for self-determination and international recognition of the Vlachs. The Vlachs? A people linguistically related to Romanians rather than to Slavs, Vlachs are scattered throughout the Balkans, with a home turf along the south bank of the Danube....

But the biggest “Multi-Millionaire” lesson is the one we learn every time Regis hogs another minute of air time: game shows are big, bad and they’re here to stay. Though its audience was smaller in the hour when it competed with ABC’s “Millionaire,” Fox scored its biggest Tuesday audience in two years with the two-hour “Multi” pulling in 23 million viewers in the final 30 minutes. With the networks still reeling from the “Millionaire” juggernaut, the success of “Multi-Millionaire” is bound to scramble the conventional TV wisdom again....

Molly Skye Brown was first contacted by an aide to the prince’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson after posting skeptical comments about the allegations facing the royal, the Mail on Sunday reported. The former Florida beauty queen says she was targeted by Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell when she was 14 but had a lucky escape after turning down an offer of modeling work, The Sun has reported. She had said on Twitter that a now famous photograph of Prince Andrew with his arm around Giuffre at Ghislaine Maxwell’s London townhouse was manipulated, which Giuffre denies....

The Duke of York is planning to fight allegations he raped a 17-year-old Jeffrey Epstein trafficking victim in a civil lawsuit in New York. A court filing from his lawyers says he “demands a trial by jury” and gives grounds for his defense. A number of those arguments may make difficult reading at the palace, where Queen Elizabeth II has already moved to distance the royals from the process....

The Prince of Wales is on a charm offensive in Athens after Britain’s exit from the European Union and gave a speech at a state dinner last night. However, the royal couple’s arrival was days before the government begins imposing $6,800 (£5,000) fines for overseas travel from Monday. The strict measures, announced on Tuesday, cover anyone going abroad without a reasonable excuse and Sky News reported the House of Commons will vote on the proposals today....

The Prince of Wales has privately described the government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda as “appalling” according to a Times report. The reported comments by Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, and heir to the British throne, have caused waves in Britain because the monarchy is meant to stay out of politics and be strictly impartial. Home Secretary Priti Patel struck a deal with Rwanda that means migrants who arrive in Britain illegally face being deported to the country more than 4,000 miles away....

Michael Fawcett resigned as chief executive of The Prince’s Foundation over allegations he offered help securing a knighthood and citizenship in return for charity donations. An internal inquiry last week found “co-ordination” did take place between Fawcett and “fixers” over nominations for honors between 2014 and 2018. Prince Harry was dragged into the mess after reports in The Sunday Times showed his Sentebale charity also received £50,000 in 2013....

The royal published his views on fashion and shopping in his memoir Spare, which was released on Tuesday, writing that though he was given a clothing allowance by King Charles for his suits and ceremonial clothing, he bought his personal clothes from the TK Maxx discount store on Kensington High Street, 500 yards away from his palace home. “I was particularly fond of their once-a-year sale, when they’d be flush with items from Gap or J....

The Duke of Sussex reprised his friendship with the first lady during an event for competitors in the Department of Defense tournament, which was canceled due to COVID. The Warrior Games sees injured or sick servicemen and women compete in a range of adaptive sports in the style of the Olympics and aims to help recovery. Prince Harry said: “To see every single one of you here, with the pride on your faces, makes me incredibly happy to know how far you guys have come, the dark places that you have been to but where you are now stronger than ever before, no doubt, and that is partly if not mainly down to sport....

The new Prince of Wales came off lightly during Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah Winfrey interview in March 2021 but bore the brunt of fresh allegations in Part II of Harry & Meghan, released on December 15. Among the biggest bombshells were Harry’s account of William shouting during the now famous “Sandringham Summit”—the royal family negotiations during which Harry and Meghan’s royal exit was hammered out in January 2020....

The Duke of Sussex filed a “judicial review” of the Home Office decision to remove his police protection while in Britain and has offered to pay the officers who would guard him. Harry’s legal representative said he is unable to return home to the U.K. without a police protection detail because the risk to his safety is too high, even though he has his own private security. Amber Melville-Brown, global head of reputation at lawfirm Withers, told Newsweek: “While the prodigal son is welcome in his home country, asking for the British police and security services to be served up to him as the fatted calf, even if he foots the bill, is not a great brand-building move....

Princess Diana famously said on BBC’s Panorama, “there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded” during her most famous tell-all media appearance at the height of the disintegration of her relationship with Charles. However, Prince William has since called for the program never to be aired again after controversy surrounding how journalist Martin Bashir secured the scoop. And it appears he may get his wish, at least in part, after the BBC committed not to show it in full or license it to other broadcasters....

The Duke of Cambridge reportedly knew the officer from his time at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. During the Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan last month, Prince William heard that his acquaintance was in the country and needed to be evacuated to the U.K. According to The Telegraph, the Duke asked his equerry, Naval officer Rob Dixon, to make some calls on his behalf to ensure that the former cadet made it to safety, along with his family....

Her spokesman confirmed she contracted the virus three weeks ago, but said “she’s getting better” and is “over the worst.” Princess Michael, 75, is married to Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, who isolated for two weeks and tested negative. Her spokesperson, Simon Astaire, told PA news agency: “The princess is on the mend. She got it three weeks ago but she’s getting better. She’s over the worst....